Liquid floor wax container and applicator



y 1959 F. P. GRIFFETH ET-AL 2,887,706

LIQUID FLOOR WAX CONTAINER AND APPLICATOR Filed July 24, 1 9s7 INVENTORSForrest I? Griffeth 8 Leno Grifferh United States Patent LIQUID FLOORWAX CONTAINER AND APPLICATOR Forrest P. Grifieth and Lena Griifeth,Kansas City, Kans. Application July 24, 1957, Serial No. 673,904

2 Claims. (Cl. 15--=131) This invention relates to a liquid floor waxcontainer and applicator for waxing or treating floor surfaces orlinoleums.

It is the principal object of the present invention to provide a liquidfloor Wax applicator adapted to receive a liquid wax container in such amanner as to wedge and retain a polishing cloth or absorbent coveringupon the applicator.

It is another object of the invention to provide a liquid floor waxapplicator adapted to receive a retail container having punctured holesand covered with a tape through which tubes can be extended fordischarging the contents of the container through the applicator andupon the polishing material or absorbent covering surrounding theapplicator.

It is still another object of the invention to provide a wax and polishapplicator in which the applicator is in the form of a simple open boxwith a swing handle on it and which is adapted to receive a standardsize polishing can, with the neck of the can being extended through theopening in one end of the applicator.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a wax and polishapplicator having the above objects in mind which is of simpleconstruction, light in weight, inexpensive to manufacture, has a minimumnumber of parts, of pleasing appearance, effective and eflicient in use.

For a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to thefollowing detailed description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, in which Figure l is a perspective view of the liquid floor waxcontainer and applicator with the container installed in the applicatorand the ends of the absorbent covering or polishing cloth wedged by thecontainer against the side walls of the applicator,

Fig. 2 is a top perspective view of the applicator box alone similar toFig. 1 but with the liquid container and the absorbent covering removedtherefrom,

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the liquid container with the tape thatcovers the perforated drain holes lifted at one end to show one of theholes in full,

Fig. 4 is a side end view of the applicator with the polishing clothabsorbent covering secured thereto, and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of the assembly asviewed on line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Referring now to the figures, represents a box-like applicator that hasa bottom 11, end walls 12, 13 and side walls 14 and 15. The bottom 11has a series of puncturing and metering tubes 16 spaced from one anotherand extending along the middle of the bottom. These puncturing tubeshave a flat head 17 that engages with the undersurface of the bottom 11,a metering orifice 18 and a sharpened or tapering adhesive puncturingend 19 that projects upwardly from the inner surface of the applicatorbottom 11.

The end 13 has a notch opening 20 therein. Extending between the endwalls 12 and 13, is a handle bail 21 having a top sleeve 22 in which ahandle piece 23 is 2 tightly fitted. The ends of the bail are turnedinwardly and respectively enter pivot sockets 24 on the end walls of theapplicator. The bail 21 can be swung to one side or the other of theapplicator and downwardly over the sides thereof.

A liquid wax container 25 of the standard size and shape and having afilling neck 26 with a cap 27 thereon and a flat side 28 with a seriesof drain holes 29 extends along the middle thereof. These drain holes 29may be respectively aligned with the respective metering tubes 16 in thebottom 11 of the applicator 10. The container 25 is laid on its flatside 28 within the applicator with enough play between the side walls 14and 15 of the applicator to leave suflicient space for the ends of anabsorbent covering or polishing cloth 30 as indicated at 31 and 32 to bewedged between the container and the side walls 14 and 15 of theapplicator. The absorbent covering or polishing cloth 30 extends aboutthe bottom 11 of the applicator and is drawn tightly under this bottomand over the side walls as the ends 31 and 32 are forced downwardly intothe applicator by the container 25.

Over the holes 29 there is extended a water and oil resistant adhesivetape 33 which will be punctured by the sharpened ends 19 of the meteringtubes 16. The neck 26 of the container is so located with respect to thedrain holes 29 that the cutting ends 19 of the puncturing and meteringtubes 16 will be properly aligned with the holes 29 of the container asthe neck 26 is lowered into the notch 20 of the end wall 13 of theapplicator 10. The liquid wax will flow through the metering orifices 18in tubes 19 and will be absorbed upon the covering 30. As the applicatoris worked upon the floor surface or linoleum by the handle 23, theliquid is distributed thereover and a wax finish will be given thereto.

It will be seen that the container 25 filled with the liquid wax can besold over any retail store counter and when the container is empty itcan be replaced by another container by simply applying another adhesivetape over the perforations 29 in order to enable the container to berefilled. The polishing cloth or absorbent covering can be separatelysupplied and replaced when a diiferent covering is needed.

While various changes may be made in the detailed construction, it shallbe understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope ofthe present invention as defined by the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In combination, a liquid wax applicator having an open top box withbottom, side and end walls, a puncturing and metering tube extendingthrough and upwardly from said bottom wall, a liquid container adaptedto be lowered into the applicator box, an absorbent covering clothextending under the bottom and over the side walls of the applicator boxand having ends extended downwardly into the box over the side wallsthereof, said container engaging the ends of the covering and wedgingthe same into the box against outward displacement therefrom as thecontainer is penetrated by the metering and dispensing tube in thebottom of the applicator to provide a drain hole.

2. A combination as defined in claim 1, in which said container has apreformed drain hole therein and an adhesive tape normally covering saiddrain hole and penetrated by the metering and dispensing tube in thebottom of the applicator, said puncturing and dispensing tube being inthe middle of the bottom and said container having end parts with a neckon one end part offset from the middle thereof, said box having a notchin the upper edge of an end wall to one side of a verticallongitudinally medial plane through the box to receive the neck ofReferences Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS WolfeApr. 29, 1913 Steiert Apr. 4, 1950

